AL registered agent
Alabama. $1 a year.
Alabama law requires a registered agent. The text is below. Read it or do not.
what Alabama does about it
The state's remedies, quoted. No commentary.
revocation
... a foreign entity authorized to transact business in this state if: ... (2) ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Ala. Code § 10A-1-7.12(2)-(3)
no court
... registered agent in this state shall not impair the validity of any contract or act of the foreign entity and shall not ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Ala. Code § 10A-1-7.22(a)
the rule
rule
Alabama says:
... demand required or permitted by law to be served on the entity; (2) may be: (A) an individual who is a resident of this state; or (B) a domestic entity or a foreign entity that is registered to ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Ala. Code § 10A-1-5.31(b)-(c) (as amended by Act 2026-495, effective Aug. 1, 2026)
the lawsuit
service
... so, or the registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the entity may be served with process as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Ala. Code § 10A-1-5.35
coming back
Not verified for Alabama. Not looked up either.
compliance
No.
the annual report
annual report, llc
Alabama does not charge one, per the guidance quoted below. Nothing to skip.
... 2024, the Alabama Secretary of State Corporation Annual Report will no longer be filed with the Business Privilege Tax return. ... Domestic For-Profit Corporations, Foreign For-Profit Corporations, ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: ALDOR Notice: Important Changes to the 2024 Business Privilege Tax Filing Requirements
annual report, corporation
Alabama does not charge one, per the guidance quoted below. Nothing to skip.
... authorized to transact business in Alabama are no longer required by law to file an annual report with ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: AL SOS Business Entities page
incFACTS captured this 2026-08-01 and verified it 2026-08-10. It may have changed. We would not know.